I played around with the GP-4 last night at home. The AM & FM reception was fine, at least as good as I expected. The tuning adjustment requires a bit of a "touch" to get it where you want it, it also drifts a little. The surprise came on SW. I really didn't expect too much, given that it's a small protable with a short antenna. I was able to hear many stations . I didn't have time to verify each one, but I heard German, Chinese (?) English and a lot of Spanish. I'll spend some time and see what I can verify this weekend.